60% of posing MLAs in Tamil Nadu feature stated outlaw cases against themselves, a cover by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released on Friday said.The report analysed criminal, financial and demographic backgrounds of 218 sitting MLAs out of the 234-member state assembly, based on affidavits submitted prior to the assembly elections in 2021 and subsequent by-elections.According to the report, out of those analysed, 131 sitting MLAs have declared criminal cases, with 55 out of these having declared serious criminal cases against themselves, including 2 MLAs declaring murder cases (IPC section 302), 13 having declared attempt to murder cases (IPC section 307) and 3 having declared crimes against women, out of which 1 MLA declared a rape case (IPC section 376).A party-wise analysis revealed that 96 out 126 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLAs, 13 out of 60 MLAs from All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), 11 out of 15 Congress MLAs, 2 out of 4 BJP MLAs, 2 out 4 Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) MLAs , 2 out of 3 Pattali Makkal Katchi MLAs, and both MLAs fielded from PMK’s S Ramadoss faction and Communist Party of India (CPI) have declared criminal cases against themselves.The financial and fiscal analysis revealed that the total assets declared by all MLAs analysed amounts to ₹2729.87 crore, with the average assets being ₹12.52 crore. 189 out of all sitting MLAs declared assets to the tune of over ₹1 crore, it showed further.Sitting MLAs with the highest declared assets are E Subaya from AIADMK (Ambasamudram) with total assets exceeding ₹246 crores, followed by DMK MLAs M.K. Mohan (Anna Nagar) with over ₹211 crores in assets and S. Kathiravan (Manachanallur) with total assets more than ₹121 crores.On the other hand, CPI MLA Marimuthu K (Thiruthuraipoondi) had the lowest declared assets worth ₹3,30,460, followed by CPI(M) MLA M. Chinnadurai with ₹4,73,200 in assets and DMK’s Abdul Samad P with total assets amounting to ₹10,64,400.Vijaya Basker C from AIADMK (Viralimalai) reported the highest income out of all sitting MLAs in his income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2019-20, with his total income exceeding ₹10 crores, followed by DMK MLAs S. Kathiravan (Manachanallur) and Mathiazhagan D (Bargur), whose total incomes exceed ₹4 crores. The report also shows that 178 sitting MLAs have declared liabilities in their affidavits, with Congress MLA A.M. Munirathinam (Sholinghur) reporting the highest figure of liabilities over ₹50 crores.The report also analysed background details such as the educational qualifications, age, and gender of the 218 sitting MLAs in Tamil Nadu. It found that 75 (34%) MLAs declared their educational qualification to be between 5th and 12th standard, 138 (63%) MLAs declared being a graduate or above, and 5 MLAs are diploma holders. Further, 145 (67%) MLAs declared their ages to be between 51 and 83 years, while the remaining 73 (33%) MLAs are aged between 31 and 50 years. The gender demographics reveal that only 12 (6%) of all MLAs in the Tamil Nadu assembly are women.
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